Narakavasa, Narakavāsa, Narakāvāsa, Naraka-avasa, Naraka-vasa: 7 definitions
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Narakavasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynarakavāsa (नरकवास).—m (S) A biding in hell; and fig. in the womb or other place considered as filthy and vile.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnarakavāsa (नरकवास).—m A biding in hell.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNarakāvāsa (नरकावास).—an inhabitant of hell.
Derivable forms: narakāvāsaḥ (नरकावासः).
Narakāvāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naraka and āvāsa (आवास).
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Narakavāsa (नरकवास).—the abode in hell.
Derivable forms: narakavāsaḥ (नरकवासः).
Narakavāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naraka and vāsa (वास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Narakavāsa (नरकवास):—[=naraka-vāsa] [from naraka] m. abode in h°, [Harṣacarita]
2) Narakāvāsa (नरकावास):—[from naraka] m. the hellish sea, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNarakavāsa (ನರಕವಾಸ):—
1) [noun] the wretched life of a wicked person in the hell.
2) [noun] (fig.) the state of misery, torment or torture.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Naraka, Vashe, Vasa, Vaca, Avasa.
Ends with: Jivantanarakavasa, Ravaravanarakavasa.
Full-text: Jivantanarakavasa.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.2 - Infernal abodes (naraka) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
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